H. Res. 461 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

October 7, 2015. 

Resolved, That there is hereby established a Select Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

(hereinafter ‘‘select panel’’). 

SEC. 2. (a) The select panel shall be composed of not 

more than 14 Members, Delegates, or the Resident Commissioner appointed by the Speaker, of whom not more than six 

shall be appointed on the recommendation of the minority 

leader. Any vacancy in the select panel shall be filled in the 

same manner as the original appointment. 

(b) Each member appointed to the select panel shall be 

treated as though a member of the Committee on Energy and 

Commerce for purposes of the select panel. 

(c) No member may serve on the select panel in an ex 

officio capacity. 

(d) The Speaker shall designate as chair of the select 

panel a member elected to the Committee on Energy and 

Commerce. 
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SEC. 3. (a) The select panel is authorized and directed 

to conduct a full and complete investigation and study and 

issue a final report of its findings (and such interim reports 

as it may deem necessary) regarding— 

(1) medical procedures and business practices used 

by entities involved in fetal tissue procurement; 

(2) any other relevant matters with respect to fetal 

tissue procurement; 

(3) Federal funding and support for abortion providers; 

(4) the practices of providers of second and third 

trimester abortions, including partial birth abortion and 

procedures that may lead to a child born alive as a result of an attempted abortion; 

(5) medical procedures for the care of a child born 

alive as a result of an attempted abortion; and 

(6) any changes in law or regulation necessary as 

a result of any findings made under this subsection. 

(b) The chair of the Committee on Energy and Commerce shall cause any such report to be printed and made 

publicly available in electronic form. 

SEC. 4. Rule XI and the rules of the Committee on Energy and Commerce shall apply to the select panel in the 

same manner as a subcommittee except as follows: 
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(1) The chair of the select panel, consistent with 

the notification, consultation, and reporting requirements of rule 16 of the rules of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, may authorize and issue subpoenas 

pursuant to clause 2(m) of rule XI in the investigation 

and study conducted pursuant to section 3, including for 

the purpose of taking depositions. 

(2) The chair of the select panel, upon consultation 

with the ranking minority member, may order the taking 

of depositions, under oath and pursuant to notice or subpoena, by a member of the select panel or a counsel of 

the select panel. Such depositions shall be governed by 

the regulations issued by the chair of the Committee on 

Rules pursuant to section 3(b)(2) of House Resolution 

5, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, and printed in 

the Congressional Record. The select panel shall be 

deemed to be a committee for purposes of such regulations. 

(3) The chair of the select panel may, after consultation with the ranking minority member, recognize— 

(A) members of the select panel to question a 

witness for periods longer than five minutes as 

though pursuant to clause 2(j)(2)(B) of rule XI; 

and 
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(B) staff of the select panel to question a witness as though pursuant to clause 2(j)(2)(C) of rule 

XI. 

SEC. 5. Service on the select panel shall not count 

against the limitations in clause 5(b)(2)(A) of rule X. 

SEC. 6. The select panel shall cease to exist 30 days 

after filing the final report required under section 3. 

Attest: 

Clerk.